I’m a general and laparoscopic surgeon based out of Bangalore, India. I specialize in day care surgery, with specific interests in hernia, piles and mini-laparoscopy.
I’ve trained in Day Care Surgery and 3D mesh device for hernia repair at Day Hospital in Italy, and have received laparoscopic experience from University Hospital Essen, Germany.
At present, I lead the department of Day Care Surgery at Ramakrishna Group of Hospitals in Bangalore. I also consult at Care Diagnostics in Electronics City, Bangalore on certain days, details of which are in the Appointments page.
I helped develop the Hitech Hernia Program, an advanced hernia treatment procedure pioneered by the Hitech Hernia Centre, Bangalore.
- Stapled haemorrhoidopexy (MIPH – Minimally Invasive Procedure for Haemorrhoids) training at Singapore General Hospital
- 3D mesh – Prolene Hernia System (PHS) & Ultrapro Hernia System (UHS) at Day Hospital, Venice Mestre, Italy
- Laparoscopy training at Essen General Hospital, Germany
- Training in Minimal Access Surgery at IRCAD – European Institute of TeleSurgery, France
- SILS – Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery training at National University of Health, Singapore
- Basic life Support (BLS) & Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course.
- Performed the first VAAFT surgery for Anal fistula in Karnataka
- Association of Surgeons of India
- Asia Pacific Hernia Society
- European Institute of TeleSurgery
- Fellow of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons
- Fellow of the European Board of Surgery
Poster Presentations
“Radiologically demonstrable branchial fistula” – XX Annual Conference of KSC- ASICON, Hubli between February 22 – 24, 2002.
“Laparoscopic Appendicectomy in Situs inversus patient” – Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, New York, USA, September, 2010.
UHS with fibrin glue fixation for spigelian hernias” – 32nd International Congress of European Hernia Society, Istanbul,Turkey between October 6 – 9, 2010.
Paper Presentations
Primary squamous cell carcinoma caecum - Mangalore City branch of the Association of Surgeons of India on 15th September 2001.
The usefulness of Microscopic Bile Examination in patients with upper abdominal pain and negative imaging tests - At the XXI Annual Conference of KSC – ASICON 2003 from 21st to 23rd February 2003.
Journal Publications
Ballal CR, Premnath RP. Omental torsion. Indian J Surg 2003;65:448.
Bhat S, Pai M, Premnath RP. Primary Squamous cell carcinoma of caecum. Indian J Cancer March 2003;40,1:28.
Pai KR, Augustine AJ, Premnath RP. The usefulness of microscopic bile examination in the evaluation of patients with upper abdominal pain. Indian J Surg 2004;66:28-30.
MS in General Surgery from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
Diploma in Laparoscopy from University of Strasbourg, France .
BASIC EDUCATION
Schooling at St Joseph’s Boys High School (European) in Bangalore in ICSE course.
Pre-University course at Vijaya College, Bangalore.
MBBS from the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
Internship 1998-1999 at Govt Wenlock & Lady Goshen Hospitals in Mangalore.
Junior Surgical Residency at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore,
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